by - January 13, 2024 2:15 pm
Diamond State Networks (DSN), an Arkansas-based fiber optic middle mile services provider, has made changes in its executive management team. The company has promoted Jill McDaniel to chief operating officer…
by - January 13, 2024 2:06 pm
The Arkansas State Broadband Office, ARConnect, is actively seeking public feedback on the draft of its Digital Skills and Opportunity Plan. The plan was developed based on data from over…
by - January 13, 2024 1:58 pm
I’ve been traveling to Jonesboro and Northeast Arkansas for more than 30 years. Those early memories are fond ones, but not inspiring, though now I see the region in a…
by - January 13, 2024 12:12 pm
Paul Harvel, an admired and proven leader in Arkansas chambers of commerce, economic development and the agri industry for more than five decades, died Friday (Jan. 12) in Hot Springs….
by - January 12, 2024 3:06 pm
Technology, including drone delivery and artificial intelligence (AI), are part of what will drive growth and customer interactions at Walmart. That was the core theme from Walmart CEO Doug McMillon…
by - January 12, 2024 2:20 pm
Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (ARCOM) in Fort Smith will be one of the eight institutions nationwide to serve as a testing site for the Core Competency Capstone for Doctors…
by - January 12, 2024 9:06 am
Land investment and tech company AcreTrader of Fayetteville has integrated its Acres platform, a geospatial land research and analysis tool, with Peoples Co., a full-service land transaction and management business…
by - January 12, 2024 6:53 am
Brent Williams, interim dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas since August 2023, has been appointed to the position full-time. UA officials made…
by - January 11, 2024 6:09 pm
The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled Thursday (Jan. 11) it will not rehear a lower court decision that blocked granting of a casino license in Pope County to Cherokee Nation Businesses….
by - January 11, 2024 5:46 pm
Attorney Brian Meadors said that in light of the new Crawford County Library leadership on the board there “may be” room for negotiation on the lawsuit he filed against the…
by - January 11, 2024 5:00 pm
Wynne-based Cross Bank has hired Gary Edwards as vice president and chief financial officer. Edwards assumes the role after the retirement of longtime CFO Beth Dildine. Edwards brings more than…
by - January 11, 2024 4:10 pm
Arkansas River tonnage was up more than 16% in December, which helped push total tonnage shipped in 2023 up almost 11% compared with 2022, according to numbers posted Thursday (Jan….
by - January 11, 2024 4:06 pm
Hope Baking Co. is investing more than $37 million to expand its food manufacturing facility in Hope. The expansion is expected to create 266 new jobs over two years. “Hope…
by - January 11, 2024 3:49 pm
Central Arkansas Water (CAW), the state’s largest water utility, announced Thursday (Jan. 10) that Heide Harrell has joined as Director of Communications. She brings more than 20 years of industry…
by - January 11, 2024 2:34 pm
Consumer prices tracked a bit higher than expected in December with overall prices up 3.4% from a year ago and 0.3% higher than the prior month, according to the Consumer…
by - January 11, 2024 9:45 am
Anvil Metals and Fabrication (AMF) was the winner of the Arkansas Ag Innovation Challenge at Arkansas Farm Bureau’s 89th annual convention in Little Rock. In addition to winning the overall…
by - January 11, 2024 8:11 am
Strawberries were not widely grown in Arkansas until the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The fruit crop became more pervasive as railroad lines expanded around the state and it became easier to…
by - January 10, 2024 9:10 pm
For several years, cotton gin owner Bo Adams put up Christmas displays on his property in Mississippi County. As the years passed, the displays grew larger and more elaborate and…
by - January 10, 2024 3:28 pm
Walmart is set to open on Friday (Jan. 12) its new 360,000-square-foot Walton Family Whole Health & Fitness center on its new home office campus – which is still under…
by - January 10, 2024 2:33 pm
An economic development project announced this past summer in south Fayetteville has earned international recognition for its design. In November, Rethinking the Future (RFA), an architecture and design platform based…
